Cooperative Institute for
Meteorological Satellite StudiesCIMSS

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Research

CIMSS research investigations increase our understanding of
remote sensing of the Earth and its application to weather and
nowcasting, clouds and radiation, the global hydrological cycle,
environmental trends, and climate. Using observations from operational
and research satellites and data collected from ground-based
and aircraft platforms through participation in a variety of
field programs, CIMSS scientists are engaged in a broad array
of research activities ranging from using real-time Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) observations
to derive atmospheric stability indices in support of severe
weather forecasting to designing the next generation satellite
instruments. These efforts are conducted in collaboration with
our partners at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
the UW-Madison Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC),
and the UW-Madison Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
(AOS).